The Return of the Transcendent Blacksmith - Chapter 138

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Transcendent Blacksmith’s Return Chapter 138
Cairo, the capital of Egypt, had been filled only with the terror of death from the Orcs’ onslaught just moments before.
But now, merely minutes had passed.
The people who had been screaming stood with gaping mouths, their eyes fixed on the monitors as though their souls had departed their bodies.
The situation unfolding on the screens defied reality.
Orcs destroying fighter jets and tanks with nothing but axes and spears.
The same Orcs that had brushed aside bullets, white phosphorus rounds, and chemical weapons without a second thought.
Watching those Orcs caught in the Fire Tornado, lifted aloft, and scattered to ash was a profound shock to everyone watching.
“Graaahhh! You damned monster-!”
One Orc, fortunate enough to survive, charged at Mystery in fury.
As ferocious energy rippled from the Orc’s raised axe, several onlookers tensed and held their breath.
Mystery’s response to the desperately charging Orc was simple.
Crack!
Dodging the attack, Mystery struck the Orc’s face with the third Hammer held in his hand.
As the Orc’s neck snapped at an angle and it fell dead, another Orc behind it lunged forward.
Only the order differed; the outcome for both Orcs was identical.
Crack! Thud! Bang! Boom!
As Mystery began moving directly and swinging his Hammers, the number of Orcs that had barely survived steadily dwindled.
Behind him, the Fire Tornado still burned, scattering the ashes of incinerated Orcs across the battlefield.
Certainly, he fought these Orcs for their sake.
Yet the sight of it sent chills down the spines of the Cairo residents watching on television.
“This… this can’t be real.”
“That’s… Mystery…!”
A single reinforcement.
Yet with that reinforcement being Mystery himself, Egypt’s fate had transformed entirely.
Then, on the television screens, a fourth Hammer appeared in Mystery’s hand.
Unlike the small Throwing Hammer that had conjured wind, fire, and ice moments before.
This Hammer’s head was nearly three times larger, giving the distinct impression it had been forged solely for pure striking force.
Sizzle-crack!!
Electricity surged forth from the Hammer in Mystery’s grip.
The Hammer itself became like a vast crystallized lightning bolt, so overwhelming that even military-grade television could not fully capture its appearance.
Mystery’s form, radiating an oppressive aura as though searing the air itself with crackling electricity, rose skyward.
Boom-crack-crack!
Thunder-snap!!
Mystery descended from the sky like lightning itself, striking the ground with full force.
“Screeeee-!”
The released Lightning Strike spread in all directions, and Orcs standing on two legs convulsed and danced as electricity coursed through them.
The current was so intense that sand beneath the Hammer’s impact heated and formed a vast pool of molten lava.
The isolated people of Cairo watched this sight on television.
Yet though they did not witness it directly, they could barely breathe.
“Oh… merciful heavens….”
An exclamation of awe escaped someone’s lips.
With the ash-scattering Fire Tornado at his back, Mystery still wielded the Hammer crackling with golden electricity like a beast in fury.
That figure was both a hero come to save them.
And simultaneously, it revealed the presence of a judge come to condemn those who dared invade their world.
After the final attack, not a single Orc remained breathing.
Once the battle ended, Mystery placed his combat Hammer into his Inventory and reached out into empty space.
Whoosh-hum!
The two Hammers that had created the Fire Tornado returned to Mystery’s hands like trained hunting dogs.
Time seemed to have stopped, and no one moved easily.
It was then they saw Mystery turn his head and gaze toward Cairo.
Boom!
As Mystery kicked off the ground, sand rose high into the air.
Those who realized this meant Mystery was entering Cairo panicked and scattered in confusion.
“Mystery… Mystery is entering Cairo!”
“What?! What do we do?! Should we go out and cheer?!”
“I… I suppose we should? Or… or can we even do that?”
As the people reacted in shock, the sound of a fighter jet seemed to cut through the air outside the windows.
Those who realized this was Mystery moving at such speed with nothing but his leg strength alone felt their astonishment drain away.
The reporters filming Mystery’s battle, having received permission from the Egyptian soldiers launching helicopters, continued their broadcast while pursuing Mystery.
Mystery’s destination was where the Egyptian Management Bureau was located.
Bang!
The moment Mystery landed in front of the Management Bureau, the director who had been waiting there flinched in alarm.
The director, hastily composing his expression, inwardly cursed his trembling lips as he offered a greeting.
“Ah, good to see you, Mystery.”
“Show me the way.”
Contrasted with the director’s quavering speech, Mystery’s reply was terse and direct.
The director was taken aback.
“Uh, where to, sir? If you’re asking to meet the, the president….”
“What nonsense is this? Why would I meet the president?”
As the director stammered, irritation crept into Mystery’s voice.
Just then, a Management Bureau employee who had been taking a call in the back ran up to the director in alarm.
After hearing something whispered in his ear, the director’s eyes widened in shock, darting back and forth between the employee’s smartphone and Mystery.
“I, I’ve just confirmed it with the president himself. I will, I’ll guide you right away, sir.”
The director led Mystery to the deepest level of the Management Bureau, where the accumulator was stored.
Without hesitation, Mystery approached the enormous core containing the accumulator and placed a hand upon it.
The director and staff, who had been about to cry out in alarm, were left aghast at Mystery’s unflinching composure.
‘How can he absorb such thick, concentrated Qi with his bare body?! Surely the circuitry should rupture—or his body should burst apart!’
Contrary to their fears, Mystery showed no sign of discomfort as he drew in the Qi.
After absorbing Qi for roughly ten minutes, Mystery withdrew his hand as if his business was complete, then immediately pulled a walkie-talkie from his jacket.
“This is Mystery. Business concluded. Guide me to the nearest Gate from here.”
Having finished his instructions, Mystery released the transmit button.
Before long, a tense voice crackled back through the walkie-talkie.
-Ah, good day! I’m the ITRO officer assigned to handle this Egyptian Gate operation-
“Location.”
Mystery cut him off with a blunt tone.
The man on the other end, his voice visibly shaken even through the speaker, reported in a slightly deflated tone.
-There are currently nine Gates in Egypt. Two of them are near Cairo.
The person on the walkie-talkie provided detailed coordinates.
After hearing the full explanation, Mystery depressed the transmit button and replied.
“I’m heading out now.”
“W-wait a moment! You’re not staying in Cairo?”
An uninformed Management Bureau employee asked urgently and desperately.
But before Mystery could respond, the director stepped forward and clamped his hand over the employee’s mouth.
“My apologies, Mystery! This employee hasn’t been briefed on the situation yet. Allow me to explain!”
Mystery glanced briefly at the questioning employee, then left wordlessly.
Only then did the director remove his hand from the employee’s mouth and quickly briefed the staff.
“Support will be arriving from ITRO shortly. So please, keep quiet and follow instructions!”
“But sir… what about Mystery…?”
“Didn’t you hear what was just said on the radio?”
The employee, who had been about to ask what Mystery was doing, fell silent.
Stung by the rebuke, the employee recalled the radio conversation, and his mouth fell open.
“S-surely…?! You don’t mean he’s going to handle that Gate alone?!”
“What?! That’s, that’s insane! Surely it would be better if Mystery stayed here and ITRO went into the Gate instead—”
“Oh, what a wise and courageous statement. Would you care to tell Mystery that yourself, face to face?”
At the director’s question, the employee who had just spoken clamped his mouth shut once more.
The director exhaled deeply and warned quietly.
“This is the lifeline the president barely secured through ITRO and the United Nations. Please, don’t upset Mystery and just follow along quietly.”
The Management Bureau employees, now fully grasping the situation, nodded obediently.
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Mystery, whose existence had long been shrouded in mystery, emerged once more at the request of ITRO, the Egyptian government, and the United Nations.
The mere reappearance of this enigmatic figure was shocking enough.
But what proved even more astonishing was Mystery’s unilateral course of action.
⌜Mystery, who appeared in Egypt, swept away an entire army of Orcs in a pillar of flame in mere moments!⌟
⌜It was already remarkable that he annihilated over a thousand Orcs in thirty minutes. But what came next was even more shocking.⌟
⌜Mystery, who entered a Gate on the brink of a Break alone, cleared it in just one hour.⌟
⌜As Mystery moved toward the location of the next Gate, he continues to eliminate any Orcs he encounters along the way.⌟
His previous actions when he emerged to handle Gates in the United States and Japan had been shocking in their own right.
The Mystery now showing himself in Egypt seemed so different that one might wonder if he were truly the same Awakener.
Combat without a moment’s rest.
Entering a Gate entirely alone and then actually clearing it.
Mystery’s feats were in a realm that even World Rankers could not replicate.
This amazement was especially pronounced on Tower.com, where most users were Awakeners.

Comment: Can one person really produce that much power? It doesn’t feel like a wall—it feels like an entirely different dimension
-Agree. I got an A-grade from the Management Bureau. Even if a thousand people like me gathered, I don’t think we could beat Mystery.
⌎A-grade, seriously? What are you without proof?
⌎⌎If you don’t believe it, leave. Why are you even starting trouble?
⌎I’m a Mage class, and watching that Fire Tornado again is insane. First of all, that kind of Magic doesn’t even exist, and even if it did, I can’t even imagine how much Mana you’d need to cast something that powerful.
⌎⌎Hello?^^ If you’re an Awakener with the Mage class, would you have any interest in joining our Guild? We can adjust the conditions to whatever you want! Check your messages~!
Most of the comments were reactions of amazement at Mystery’s power.
But among them were a few people with sharp instincts,
and they were analyzing not just Mystery’s power, but also the movements in meticulous detail.

Comment: Isn’t that like the combat technique the Dwarves used when fighting Orcs?
-Yeah, you too? Me too! Now that you mention it, I definitely recognize it—it’s exactly like Dwarf movements!!
⌎Wow, now that I read this, I can totally see it?
⌎Did Mystery really learn the Dwarf’s Hammer Combat Technique? How?!
Click.
Park Su-hyuk, who had rented a Hotel room to organize his thoughts in peace, shut the internet window with a twisted expression.
Park Su-hyuk, who had been drinking wine that cost several million won straight from the bottle, tossed it aside carelessly.
“Damn it. I ended up with a terrible team and I’m still struggling on the 17th floor. And that bastard’s flying around having the time of his life.”
He had proposed climbing the Tower together with Shin Tae-ho and his group, but had been rejected due to an unjust misunderstanding.
Moreover, Zetaum had also refused to give him trials, so Park Su-hyuk had no choice but to climb the Tower alone.
Handling trials designed for teams by himself was no easy task, even for a Ranker of his caliber from Korea.
But after struggling to climb the Tower and ultimately failing on the 17th floor due to a time limit,
Park Su-hyuk had fallen into a state of intense stress, drowning himself in alcohol and indulgence for some time.
Seeing Mystery gliding effortlessly—the complete opposite of his situation—Park Su-hyuk couldn’t help but feel his mind twisting.
“Sigh.”
As frustration rose again, Park Su-hyuk turned his body toward the alcohol.
Then he saw a masked figure quietly watching him, and he froze in shock.
“Who, who are you?!”
Park Su-hyuk immediately surrounded himself with energy.
It was an instinctive reaction—nations had always assassinated Rankers to weaken their rivals.
Though Park Su-hyuk might attack, the masked figure made no defensive posture whatsoever.
“…I’ll say this upfront. Even outside the Tower, I have enough power to kill you.”
“I didn’t come to fight.”
The figure standing in the middle removed his mask.
Park Su-hyuk’s eyes widened round at the sight of a face he would recognize anywhere in the world.
“You, you are?!”
Park Su-hyuk was too shocked to get the words out.
The unmasked figure spoke first.
“I have a proposal for you. But first, let me ask you something.”
An ice-cold face belonging to Russia’s World Ranker.
Mikhail Ivanov asked with eyes that seemed to pierce through to one’s core.
“What do you think of the Tower’s existence?”
To be continued ▶
The Transcendent Blacksmith’s Return
Author
Bonginhaejae
Publisher
Kim Seok-hwan, Choi Se-ra
Published by
Grae Publishing
Contact Email
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Publication Date
May 26, 2026
UCI
G720:N+A327-20260227067
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